| Ethereum / EVM ecosystem knowledge; permissioned vs public, L1 vs L2 tradeoffs |
Shipped production dApps on Polygon (L2) and Ethereum mainnet. Operated Bitcoin Cash full-node with electrumX — a permissioned indexing layer analogous to Hyperledger Besu. Deep understanding of PoW vs PoS consensus tradeoffs, gas economics, and EVM opcode execution. |
nftmarketplace.ca ↗ |
| Token standards: ERC-20, ERC-721, ERC-1400/3643 · Token lifecycle (issuance, transfer, redemption, burn) |
Built ERC-721 NFT marketplace with full mint → list → buy → transfer lifecycle on Polygon mainnet. Led Bitcoin Ordinals marketplace (Bitcoin-native inscription standard). Studied ERC-1400/ERC-3643 security token frameworks — understand partition-based transfer restrictions, forced transfers, and investor whitelisting directly relevant to tokenized deposits and stablecoins. |
coinguru.tech ↗ |
| Wallet, custody, and key management integration |
Integrated MetaMask and Web3.js wallet flows in production NFT marketplaces. Managed cold storage, key encryption, and hardware wallets at Bitcoin Bay. Institutional key hygiene carries directly from PAM background — CyberArk EPV vaults privileged credentials using the same zero-trust, dual-control principles required for digital asset custody. |
Bitcoin Bay infrastructure (2018–2022) |
| On-chain/off-chain reconciliation, exception handling, settlement flows |
Deployed fulcrum indexer + SLP indexer + bch-api stack — exactly the on-chain data pipeline for off-chain reconciliation. Transaction exception handling in IAM provisioning workflows (CIBC). Settlement control design as part of PAM operations. |
Bitcoin Cash infrastructure (2018–2022) |
| 5+ years in financial services, real-time payments, core banking integrations |
8 years at CIBC Enterprise Security Administration. 2 years at BMO IAM. Onboarded 1,000+ access provisioning tickets at 100% SLA. Worked alongside core banking, network, and infrastructure BAs during PAM integrations. |
CIBC 2010–2018 · BMO 2022–2024 |
| Risk, compliance, legal, and operations stakeholder collaboration |
Single point of contact at CIBC for audit findings — coordinated across risk, legal, IT, and ops. Authored and documented enterprise PAM policies, exception requests, and remediation plans for SOX/SOC compliance. |
CIBC ESA Team (2010–2018) |
| POC → MVP → production mindset; ambiguous requirements in regulated SDLC |
Led NFT marketplace from whiteboard to Polygon mainnet — requirements, smart contracts, frontend, and production deployment. Deployed SailPoint IIQ 8.3 on Rocky Linux from scratch with zero vendor support. Bitcoin Ordinals marketplace POC to production. Championed Agile/SCRUM adoption within CIBC's ESA team years before it was formally mandated — wrote user stories and ran sprints in a waterfall-dominated environment. |
sailpoint-o.n-the.net ↗ |
| DeFi familiarity (lending, DEXs, staking) |
Blockchain-agnostic practitioner since 2013. Hands-on with DeFi protocols, bridges, oracle integrations (Chainlink), DEX mechanics, and staking across multiple chains. Advised on enterprise DeFi risk assessment frameworks. |
Bitcoin Bay research 2018–2022 |
